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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: French Development Agency

Article R774-5

…the wording resulting from the decreeR. 515-5 to R. 515-16n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017R. 515-17No. 2019-742 of 16 July 2019R. 515-18 to R. 515-25n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-24

The option of choice available under articles 311-21 and 311-23 may be exercised only once.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-9

…l or more frequent disclosures than those provided for in Title III of Book V or in Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 where one of the followi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV: Request for a formal statement of position

Article L1824-1

…to the adaptations provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1116-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 II.-For the application of Article L. 1116-1, the words: "local author…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1

The provisions of Book I of Part IV, in the version resulting from Law No. 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system, with the exception of Articles L. 4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: French Development Agency

Article R775-4

…the wording resulting from the decreeR. 515-5 to R. 515-16n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017R. 515-17No. 2019-742 of 16 July 2019R. 515-18 to R. 515-25n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3133-1

The legal holidays listed below are public holidays: 1° 1st January ; 2° Easter Monday ; 3° 1st May ; 4° 8th May ; 5° Ascension Day ; 6° Whit Monday ; 7° 14th July 8° Assumption Day 9° All Saints' Day…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 916-41

The granting of this aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.57299 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020, C(2020)…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Election documents

Article R2122-52-1

For the application of the first paragraph of article L. 23-112-2, the employees' trade union organisations mentioned in 1° of article L. 23-112-1 may include on their election propaganda documents th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: 1st May Day

Article L3133-4

1st May is a public holiday.

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